.Sep thirteen, 2024, 07:48 AM ETCanelo Alvarez will certainly heading a punching card in Sin city for the 18th opportunity when he puts his WBC, WBO and also WBA super middleweight planet headlines on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday evening. The match card at T-Mobile Stadium likewise features Erislandy Lara shielding his WBA middleweight label versus Danny Garcia and a very middleweight bout between Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby for the vacant WBA interim title.Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has accommodated labels in 4 divisions, consisting of the lineal champion at middleweight and tremendously middleweight. Alvarez became the undeniable tremendously middleweight champ through defeating Vegetation by 11th-round TKO in November 2021. He created four productive defenses just before the IBF removed him of the district in July when Alvarez decided to encounter Berlanga rather than the IBF's required challenger, William Scull.Editor's Picks2 Related" I just intend to show every person that I'm still the greatest," Alvarez stated during Wednesday's news conference in Las Vegas. "I still adore this sport. When I quit liking it, you'll understand. I like my regimen and also I really love heading to the health and fitness center every day." Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has actually never ever defended a world title. After starting his job 16-0, with every one of his triumphes being available in the preliminary, Berlanga has scored merely one halt in his past 6 victories.Berlanga, a hefty longshot (+900 every ESPN WAGER), knows he must carry out one thing exclusive to beat Alvarez, one of the most effective fighters around the world." This is the option of a life time," Berlanga claimed. "It is actually gon na be actually a firefight this weekend. ... I am actually gon na make every person an enthusiast. Our Company have Puerto Rico vs. Mexico as well as our experts're going at it on Sunday night." Permit's have a look at the title fight due to the numbers, along with data from ESPN Stats & Info and also CompuBox.Canelo AlvarezEdgar Berlanga34Age2761-2-2Record22-039KOs175-foot-7 1/2 u2033 Height6-foot-1" 70 1/2 u2033 inchesReach73 inchesOrthodoxStanceOrthodoxGuadalajara, MexicoBirthplaceBrooklyn, New York-2000: Probabilities for Alvarez to win the match, per ESPN BET.1,582: Overall few seconds battled through Berlanga in his first 16 battles as a pro, which all finished in the preliminary, for around 98.9 secs per match. The mixed document of all 16 challengers back then of their fights was 175 triumphes, 67 sheds and 15 pulls.4: Prosperous headline defenses by Alvarez as undeniable very middleweight champ. He is actually the only man boxer with four defenses of an undeniable title in the four-belt period (because 2007). Canelo vs. Berlanga wagering odds21: Success through Alvarez in world label fights at 21-2-1, he is actually the 4th Mexican-born boxer with twenty or even more triumphes in globe title battles. Along with a succeed on Saturday, he would crack a dead heat along with Marco Antonio Barrera for the 3rd very most wins in world name battles by a Mexican fighter (Julio Cesar Chavez, 31 Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, 25).11: Indisputable men's champions in the modern four-belt time. In addition to Alvarez, they are: Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk, Teofimo Lopez, Josh Taylor, George Kambosos Jr., Devin Haney, Jermell Charlo as well as Naoya Inoue.ESPN Statistics & Information14.7: Blows landed by Alvarez every complete of 41 thrown (35.9%, No. 5 in reliability among champions as well as name opponents).4.2: Jabs landed every around by Alvarez out of 18.3 (23%).10.5: Energy punches landed every sphere through Alvarez out of 22.7 (46.3%), No. 6 among champs and name contenders.6.6: Energy punches every round arrived on Alvarez through his challengers (30.1%).12.4: Strikes landed through Berlanga per fill out of 37.6 thrown (thirty three%).7.6: Electrical power punches landed by Berlanga every fill out of 17.8 (42.7%).5.8: Electrical power strikes landed on Berlanga every sphere by enemies (29.9%). Canelo vs. Berlanga CompuBox Hit Duplicates ComparisonPunchesCanelo (last 24 matches) Berlanga (final 6 fights) Div. avg.Total avg. tossed per round4137.651.1 Overall avg. landed per round14.712.414.8 Percentage35.9% 33% 29% Body landed ratio30.5% 21.3% N/AJabs avg. thrown per round18.319.822.3 Jabs avg. landed per round4.24.84.3 Percentage23% 24.2% 19.3% Power avg. tossed per round22.717.828.8 Energy avg. landed every round10.57.610.5 Percentage46.3% 42.7% 36.5% ESPN Stats & InformationEven though Berlanga was birthed in Brooklyn, New York, his Puerto Rican descent suggests this battle participates in various other remarkable Mexico-Puerto Rico headline bouts.Notable Mexico vs. Puerto Rico globe title fightsYearMexican fighterPuerto Rican fighterFight resultTitle on the line2015Canelo AlvarezMiguel CottoAlvarez gains UD12WBC middleweight1999Felix TrinidadOscar De Los angeles HoyaTrinidad succeeds MD12IBF/WBC welterweight1992Julio Cesar ChavezHector CamachoChavez wins UD12WBC junior welterweight1981Salvador SanchezWilfredo GomezSanchez gains TKO8WBC featherweightIn contrast to Alvarez's champion adventure, Berlanga is going to be fighting for a globe title for the very first time in his profession. It will be actually a significant boost in competition for Berlanga, who enters the battle as the No. 5-ranked very middleweight, depending on to ESPN.Canelo Alvarez vs. newbie title challengerYearOpponentLocationResult2024Edgar BerlangaT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas? 2012Josesito LopezMGM Grand, Grand Landscape Field, Las VegasWon by TKO52011Matthew HattonHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaWon by UDDefeated a specific world champion in 1st primary label fight (Last thirty years) YearOpponentChampion at the timeResult2021George Kambosos Jr.Teofimo LopezSD122015Tyson FuryWladimir KlitschkoUD122007David HayeJean-Marc MormeckTKO72007Kelly PavlikJermain TaylorTKO72005Jermain TaylorBernard HopkinsSD122001Hasim RahmanLennox LewisKO5Berlanga: skins consolidated incredibly middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez in very first primary label match on SaturdayCanelo are going to be actually creating his eighth defense of a minimum of one extremely middleweight title. He is actually currently a -2000 beloved to win (per ESPN WAGER), which will connect for his second least odds to win a tremendously middleweight headline fight.Canelo Alvarez fastest probabilities in extremely middleweight label fightsYearOpponentOddsFight result2021Avni Yildirim-6000Third-round TKO2023John Ryder-2000Unanimous decision2018Rocky Fielding-1600Third-round TKO2021Caleb Plant-100011th-round TKO u2022 Alvarez presently a -2000 preferred vs. Berlanga (Per ESPN BET) In their own words-- from Wednesday's final press conference in Las VegasBerlanga about what the battle against Alvarez suggests to him: "It means everything to become in this particular setting. I am actually certainly not meant to become listed here. I've been actually doubted considering that prior to I transformed pro. However I recognized that I was tied to end up in this posture." I could be the image of Puerto Rican boxing after Sunday evening. I have actually yearned for that for several years and right now it's my look to perform it." Berlanga on his strategy in front of the fight: "I am actually a knockout musician. Every fighter yearns for the ko. We understand that he's a folklore as well as our team can not simply go swing for the fencings. Our team must perform it the proper way. Sixth-round knockout blow, that's what our experts're going for. Yet our company're ready for all 12 arounds if our team have to." Alvarez on his purpose to look for the KO: "It is actually very easy to say you'll take me out, but it is actually a lot more hard to do it. Saturday night is actually gon na be actually quite challenging for him, for sure. I have actually planned for the knockout. I love the sensation of a knockout blow as well as I'm gon na perform my greatest to acquire it performed." I constantly placed one hundred percent in to my fights as well as right into training, no matter that I'm fighting. It coincides way of thinking every fight. This is no exception. I've had an excellent training camp and also I prepare." Alvarez on combating on Mexican Freedom Day weekend: "It's a tribute to overcome on this time. Mexican Self-reliance Day is actually incredibly essential for our team. It is actually extremely special and also I am actually incredibly proud to fight for the Mexican folks." The enthusiasts indicate every little thing to me and I value all of them. They support me regardless of what and also I'm happy for every person that is actually supported me throughout my career.".